INTRODUCTION

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Vagbhatasarani has been functioning for the last thirty-two years in Kerala focusing on the holistic development of Ayurvedic studies and practices. The main theme of Vagbhatasarani was propagated and popularized by the great Ayurvedic master- PADMABHUSHAN VAIDYABHUSHANAM K. RAGHAVAN THIRUMULPAD. He named the organization as VAGBHATASARANI. He was the Paramachrya (Chief Patron) for us from the beginning. It has been conducting a series of Seminars, Workshops, and Programs at the academic and community level. It has conducted the 1st World Ayurveda Congress in 2002 at Kochi, in which more than 3000 delegates from 28 nations participated. The 2nd World Ayurveda Congress has held at Pune 3rd World Ayurveda Congress was at Jaipur and the 4th was at Bangaluru. The 5th World Ayurveda Congress was at Bhopal in December 2012. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th World Ayurveda Congresses were very well coordinated by Vagbhatasarani. It has also organized 9 Ashtanga Hridaya Sathram, a weeklong Workshop for Ayurveda Students, Doctors, and practitioners, where the delegates will gather together and recite and practice the "Ashtanga Hridayam". We have organized 16 Sasthramadhanam also, a 3-day workshop on different subjects at different places in Kerala.

            We have organized 2 Ayurveda Olympiad also. This is Computer based online test with multiple choice questions.